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Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers 1799 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1799

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1882

Death Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Withers

Mother: Mary Withers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boone, Mary McCarty

Children(s): James WITHERS, Sarah SHACKLEFORD, William Withers, Eliza Withers, Elizabeth Withers, Orin Withers, Lewis Withers, John Withers, William Withers, David Withers, Henry Withers, Warder Withers

In 1799, Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, born to William C. Withers and Mary WITHERS Withers - Withers. In 1917, Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers resided in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers married Elizabeth "Eliza" WITHERS Boone, Mary Rose "Polly" WITHERS McCarty, and had children including James Albert WITHERS, Sarah Jane WITHERS SHACKLEFORD, William Boyd Withers, Eliza Withers, Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" BEELER Withers, Orin Thomas Withers, Lewis Meade Withers, John Benton Withers, William Boyd Withers, David Byron Withers, Henry Newton Withers, Warder Worth Withers. Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers passed away in 1882 in Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, born to William C. Withers and Mary WITHERS Withers - Withers.
  • In 1917, Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers resided in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers married Elizabeth "Eliza" WITHERS Boone, Mary Rose "Polly" WITHERS McCarty, and had children including James Albert WITHERS, Sarah Jane WITHERS SHACKLEFORD, William Boyd Withers, Eliza Withers, Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" BEELER Withers, Orin Thomas Withers, Lewis Meade Withers, John Benton Withers, William Boyd Withers, David Byron Withers, Henry Newton Withers, Warder Worth Withers.
  • Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers passed away in 1882 in Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Withers
1754 – 1809
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Mary Withers
1762 – 1807
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish,Sussex,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Boone
1799 – 1826
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Mary McCarty
1805 – 1893
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

James WITHERS
1821 – 1879
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah SHACKLEFORD
1823 – 1908
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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William Withers
1824 – 1894
Birth Location: Crawford, Indiana, USA
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Eliza Withers
1825 – 1860
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Withers
1825 – 1837
Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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Orin Withers
1829 – 1843
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky, USA
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Lewis Withers
1832 – 1905
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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John Withers
1835 – 1898
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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William Withers
1838 – 1909
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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David Withers
1842 – 1911
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Withers
1845 – 1928
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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Warder Withers
1849 – 1927
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Withers's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Withers
1799 – 1882
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
William C. Withers
1754 – 1809
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary (WITHERS Withers -) Withers
1762 – 1807
Albemarle Parish,Sussex,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Keene\Cain Withers
1727 – 1756
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (WITHERS) Strobridge
1727 – 1790
, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Withers's Descendants

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Benjamin (Lewis Giles Travers) Withers (5 DEC 1799 – 2 Oct 1882) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" WITHERS) Boone (1799 – 10 JUN 1826) m. Mary (Rose "Polly" WITHERS) McCarty (9 April 1805 – 26 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. James (Albert) WITHERS (17 JUL 1821 – 22 JUN 1879)
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane WITHERS) SHACKLEFORD (8 FEB 1823 – 1 JAN 1908)
  3. 3. William (Boyd) Withers (1824 – 20 SEP 1894)
  4. 4. Eliza Withers (1825 – aft 1860)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann "Eliza" BEELER) Withers (May 1825 – 22 Oct 1837)
  6. 6. Orin (Thomas) Withers (22 Jul 1829 – 12 Sep 1843)
  7. 7. Lewis (Meade) Withers (08 Nov 1832 – 30 Sep 1905)
  8. 8. John (Benton) Withers (21 Feb 1835 – 29 Jun 1898)
  9. 9. William (Boyd) Withers (07 Aug 1838 – 24 Sep 1909)
  10. 10. David (Byron) Withers (30 Apr 1842 – 14 Aug 1911)
  11. 11. Henry (Newton) Withers (02 Sep 1845 – 02 Oct 1928)
  12. 12. Warder (Worth) Withers (25 Feb 1849 – 10 Aug 1927)

Benjamin Withers's Timeline

3 Records

1799
5 DEC 1799
Birth of Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1882
2 Oct 1882
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers in Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 118
Benjamin Lewis Giles Travers Withers resided here in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1799
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Northumberland County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Northumberland County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA
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